Evaluation of the Texas State Public School Nutrition Policy Change on Student Food Selection and Sales, School Years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005 (ICPSR 20966)

In August 2004, Texas implemented the Texas Public School
Nutrition Policy in order to promote healthier nutrition in its
schools. The new policy restricted high fat and high sugar foods,
reduced portion sizes, and phased out "deep-fat fried" foods in school
food service environments. This study evaluated the impact of that
policy by comparing National School Lunch Program (NSLP) production
records and school snack bar/a la carte line sales data before and
after the policy was i... (more info)

In August 2004, Texas implemented the Texas Public School
Nutrition Policy in order to promote healthier nutrition in its
schools. The new policy restricted high fat and high sugar foods,
reduced portion sizes, and phased out "deep-fat fried" foods in school
food service environments. This study evaluated the impact of that
policy by comparing National School Lunch Program (NSLP) production
records and school snack bar/a la carte line sales data before and
after the policy was implemented. Data from a number of Texas
elementary, middle, and high schools for the prepolicy 2003-2004
school year were compared with their data for the postpolicy 2004-2005
school year. Daily NSLP production records list the number of servings
of fresh fruit, canned fruit, regular vegetables, high fat vegetables
(french fries), legumes, orange juice, apple juice, grape juice, whole
milk, fat free milk, chocolate milk, strawberry milk, variety milk,
yogurt, low fat/fat free cheese, string cheese, and cube cheese served
to students. The snack bar/a la carte line data report annual sales of
candy, baked chips, regular chips, deserts, sweetened drinks, ice
cream, and water. Demographic information about the schools' school
districts include socioeconomic status (less than half of the students
eligible for free or reduced price lunches under NSLP/half or more
eligible), district size (less than 10,000 students/10,000 or more
students), and percentages of Hispanic, Black, and White students.
Demographic information about the schools, themselves, includes number
of registered students, average number of students and adults served
per day, and percent of students eligible for free or reduced price
lunches.

As explained in the ICPSR Processing Note in the codebook, some variables are restricted from general dissemination for reasons of confidentiality. Users interested in obtaining these data must complete an Agreement for the Use of Confidential Data, specify the reasons for the request, and obtain IRB approval or notice of exemption for their research. Apply for access to these data through the ICPSR restricted data contract portal, which can be accessed via the study home page.

Study Description

Citation

Cullen, Karen W. Evaluation of the Texas State Public School Nutrition Policy Change on Student Food Selection and Sales, School Years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005. ICPSR20966-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2007-11-19. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR20966.v1

Methodology

Sample:
Forty-nine schools, from 11 of the 1,039 school districts
in Texas and 10 of its 20 educational service regions, provided usable
data for both years of the study. Forty-four schools provided daily
NSLP production records while 5 only provided monthly NSLP data. Only
23 schools from 5 of the districts in 4 regions provided snack bar/a
la carte sales data. The 11 school districts comprised 5 large
districts with 10,000 or more students and 6 districts with less than
10,000 students. The demographics of the participating school
districts were very similar to Texas as a whole.